The project, estimated to cost around USD 137 billion, is located in the ecologically fragile Himalayan region along a ...

The first of five large dam projects under consideration has been approved, despite environmental and social costs.

The World Bank and Democratic Republic of Congo officials also have been negotiating the terms of a deal that would include ...

The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River, China. Credit: Le Grand Portage / CC BY 2.0 China has approved plans to construct what is expected to become the world’s largest hydropower dam on the ...

China has approved what is set to become the biggest hydropower dam complex in the world, capable of producing nearly three times as much power as the current record-holder, the Three Gorges Dam ...

China’s decision to build the world’s largest hydropower dam on a river that flows into India and Bangladesh has sparked concerns in both countries over the project’s potential impact on ...

Itaipu Dam is one of the world’s largest dams by volume, spans 7,919 meters in length and rises 196 meters high. Its expansive reservoir covers around 1,350 square kilometers and holds an ...

CHINA has given the green light to plans for the world's largest hydropower dam, despite protests from neighbouring countries. Millions could be without water as Tibet is set to become home to the ...

China has approved plans to build the world’s biggest dam set to produce three times as much power as the current ...

That would more than triple the 88.2 billion kWh designed capacity of the Three Gorges Dam, currently the world's largest, in central China. The project will play a major role in meeting China's ...